In the final period of the game, Millwall really couldn't attack. It wasn't that the ball couldn't be passed, but that the players couldn't maintain a fast pace and run at high speed to receive the ball.
The two full-backs were panting from exhaustion. After being led 2:0 by Inter Milan, Zambrotta and Schneider frequently stepped in. The intensity of running straight up and down was really amazing. Now that the game has reached the end, Aldrich
Substituting Gattuso for Ronaldinho was a signal to strengthen defense.
Aldridge sat back and drank some water, watching the game with a calm expression.
Inter Milan suffered four consecutive blows in half an hour, and the players were going crazy at this moment.
However, the effect of their strong attack in the middle is very poor. With Gattuso joining the defense in the middle and Nedved taking the initiative to retreat, Millwall is not worried about the opponent attacking from the middle. In the dense defensive area, International
It is indeed very difficult for Milan's superstars to make a fuss.
Coe also assisted and participated in the coordinated attack in the middle. However, there were more people in the middle and there was no room for passing and movement. Inter Milan made frequent mistakes. Baggio's through ball was intercepted by Makelele.
The latter passed the ball diagonally to the unmarked Van der Meyde on the right.
After receiving the ball, the Dutchman went directly over the top to find his compatriot. Van Nistelrooy succeeded in countering the offside, but failed to stop the ball at the line of the penalty area. The ball bounced on his instep and landed a little far away from him. Pagliuca
Strike out and collect the ball in your arms.
Inter Milan's two full-backs also stepped forward to attack at this time. Zanetti dribbled the ball forward from the wing and cooperated with Djokaf in a one-two to break through Nedved's defense. Zanetti continued to move along the side.
Dribbling the ball from the road, he made a pass from a 45-degree angle without waiting for Zambrotta to press him.
Materazzi headed the ball to clear the ball. Inter Milan grabbed the spot from the outside. Coe's long shot was blocked by Butt. Ronaldo stretched his foot to shoot before Southgate. Unfortunately, the angle was not good enough. Butt didn't use it.
He made a standard move to save the ball, but he blocked the ball with his upper arm.
In the chaos, Baggio suddenly burst out and almost kneed the ball into Millwall's goal.
"The goal has been scored again! Inter Milan pulled one back. Baggio's goal gave Inter Milan a glimmer of hope. There were 4 minutes left in the game and the score was 4:5. Inter Milan is now only one goal behind Millwall!
"
The Inter Milan fans in Meazza seemed to be resurrected in an instant, roaring vigorously in the stands, encouraging the team to keep up their efforts, score goals, score goals, and score a few more!
This is a crazy game.
Aldridge was unmoved when his team lost the ball.
When Millwall restarted the kick, Nedved passed the ball back and did not move forward. Millwall used reverse kicks to delay time. They could not run anymore. The score was leading and the game was about to end. This kind of
There is no shame in using the tactic of delaying time. Others can accuse Millwall of delaying time. They can interpret it as controlling the rhythm and patiently looking for opportunities.
When Inter Milan was pressing full court, Millwall made consecutive backcourt moves within a minute of kick-off. Finally, Schneider made a long pass from the backcourt and drove the ball forward.
Ruud did catch the ball, but when he tried to turn around with the ball, West directly broke the ball and kicked it out of the sideline.
At this moment, the referee signaled a substitution from the sidelines.
Millwall used the last substitution spot, and their intention was very clear, to delay the game.
Ferdinand came on, replacing Ruud van Nistelrooy who scored twice today.
The players of Inter Milan urged Van Nistelrooy to get off the field quickly, and the referee also ran over to ask Van Nistelrooy to leave quickly. Van Nistelrooy shook hands with the referee in a friendly way, and then made a trot motion, but the steps were very small. Waiting
When he walked to the sidelines to complete the substitution with Ferdinand, it took at least thirty seconds.
Inter Milan was furious. The most annoying thing was that Millwall still had the ball.
Nedvěd held the ball and looked around, waiting for the receiver to come up. After seven or eight seconds, he threw the ball to Van der Meyde.
As soon as Van der Meyde got the ball, many Inter Milan players rushed to grab it. Van der Meyde passed the ball back to Nedved.
Inter Milan's players pounced on Nedvěd again, but the Czech suddenly accelerated and broke through.
His choice caught his opponent by surprise.
He directly broke through the opponent's entire defense line on the sideline!
However, if he dribbles the ball inwards towards the goal, he will definitely be intercepted halfway because he is further away from the goal.
Nedvěd dribbled the ball all the way down to the corner flag, then protected the ball and held the Inter Milan players with their backs. No matter how hard they tried to grab the ball, Simeone became angry and pushed Nedved directly from behind.
Wade, the referee blew the whistle to indicate a foul, and Millwall continued to maintain possession of the ball.
"Two minutes of stoppage time have passed. Millwall has barely allowed Inter Milan to get the ball in the past three minutes. If Inter Milan can't even get the ball, how can they equalize the score?"
In the frontcourt set-piece attack, Millwall had two people in front of them, Van der Meyde taking the kick, and Nedved preparing to receive the ball.
Baggio ran to Nedvěd, but Van der Meyde refused to kick the ball. He stretched out his hand to signal to the referee: The opponent did not retreat far enough!
The referee warned Baggio, and Baggio complained to the referee that Millwall deliberately delayed the game.
The referee ignored it and Baggio had no choice but to walk away.
As expected, Nedved took the ball to the corner flag after receiving the ball, and the Inter fans at Meazza began to boo loudly.
The defending champion is shameless in order to win!
Aldridge doesn't mind it very much. This is just a very common strategy on the football field. When the game is over, no one will accuse Millwall of doing it wrong. At most, it looks a bit ugly now.
What's more, doing this will kill the opponent's fighting spirit and force the opponent's formation to retreat. Otherwise, the front line will be stretched, and even if the ball is obtained, the accuracy of the pass will be too high.
Nedvěd protected the ball again, and this time Simeone and Galante worked together to steal the ball from his feet, and then drove forward with a big kick.
Lampard, who was stuck, headed the ball to clear the ball, and the referee blew the whistle to end the game. Inter Milan faced the reversed outcome in despair.
"The wonderful offensive battle came to an end, and the two teams each played a wonderful half. The winner in the first half was Inter Milan. In the second half, Millwall scored four goals in a row in thirty minutes to directly steal the victory from Inter Milan.
Coming back, the qualifying situation of this group is not difficult to predict. Inter Milan and Millwall are the favorites to qualify, but Inter Milan, which lost in the first game, may have to kill the other two opponents in the same group if they want to get the promotion spot.
they can't
If they suffer another defeat, if they lose another game, Inter Milan can theoretically only get 12 points, and there is still a duel with Millwall. The good factor is that the other two opponents in the same group are not too strong.
Strong. Congratulations to Millwall for the victory. We originally thought that the competitiveness of the defending champions had dropped significantly. Unexpectedly, they responded to doubts with 5 goals in the away game and were able to take away the victory at Meazza. It is enough to show that they are still the Champions League.
The favorite to win the championship.”
Millwall's players smiled at the end of the game. Many young people were very excited about today's victory because they were playing against Inter Milan. To be more precise, because the opponent's lineup had a super star like Ronaldo Baggio.
star.
Aldridge stood up and shook hands with Hodgson, but the two did not communicate again.
There was no joy in his expression.
There were 9 goals in the game, and there were many wonderful shots. The audience who enjoyed the game would think it was a classic offensive battle.
But Aldrich was not happy.
What he is more concerned about is that the team has conceded 4 goals. There are many factors that can lead to 5 goals. The most important thing is that Millwall is not the leader of the game. They passively rely on Inter Milan's offensive and defensive posture.
Adjusting strategies, behind the game. Millwall failed to dominate the game, but relied on the players' personal ability and fighting spirit to change the trend of the game.
After the game, Aldridge walked into the locker room and said to all the players with a calm expression: "Today's victory is commendable. I am very happy that you have shown the desire to win, but the Champions League has just begun. We have made a good start. Ten million
Don’t be proud and complacent.”
He didn't speak too harshly, it wasn't necessary, it was enough to keep the players clear-headed.
As for the issue of conceding four goals, he will not mention it again until he returns to London during training.
When attending the post-game press conference, Aldridge was silent for half a minute when faced with Giancarlo's pointed questions.
"Although Millwall scored five goals in this game, the defense conceded four goals. This number almost tied the total number of goals conceded in your six group stage games last season. It was Millwall's
Is it the reason for the sharp decline in the quality of defense?”
Aldridge was silent and calmly replied: "Our defense problem is not big, it is actually caused by the game situation. After 2:0, we must attack. The more we attack, the greater the pressure on the defense.
At 3:1, I also realized that since I couldn’t hold on, let’s see who gets more.”
"Inter Milan conceded four goals in a row in 30 minutes in the second half. What was the reason?"
"Football is not a science. It is difficult for you to use reasoning to find all the reasons for a certain goal or loss, morale, mentality, performance at critical moments and other factors. I can't describe it in words, but in general
, Millwall adapted to the game more and played better in the second half. We entered the game a little slowly at the beginning of the first half and were quickly scored 2 goals by our opponents. It was not until the second half that we completely got rid of the pressure and played away from home.
Being behind in the score and other unfavorable factors, we performed at our top level.”
Aldridge doesn't think this victory means anything, especially that it doesn't mean that Millwall is not far from last season's level.
If it were the Millwall team last season, even if they were a guest, they would not have given the opponent so many offensive opportunities. What determined the final result of the game was the performance of the players with the final kick, rather than a more stable dominance of accumulated advantages.
Contest to defeat your opponent.
After the press conference, Aldridge was about to return to London, but he received an invitation from Moratti.
After the whole team went to the airport to return to London, Aldrich and Moratti had a late-night snack at a high-end restaurant in Milan.
The restaurant was about to close and there were not many people there, but paparazzi still followed and captured Moratti and Aldridge sitting opposite each other in the restaurant.
In the past, the two always communicated on the phone. They also met once in the summer, and today they sat together again. It was a small gathering between friends.
Moratti asked Aldridge for advice on running the club, especially team management.
He hopes that learning from Aldridge can help him quickly build Inter Milan into a Serie A giant.
He is not short of money and has devoted all his efforts, so the two of them don't talk much about club management.
Aldrich explained his experience to him without reservation, especially emphasizing the importance of stable lineup, stable team, and stable technical and tactical play.
From the players to the head coach, as well as the team's skills and tactics, if there are big changes in these three from time to time, the team will naturally be affected.
In fact, to put it bluntly, it means asking Moratti to be a little patient, and at the same time giving the head coach more trust, allowing the head coach to build the team according to his own ideas.
But this is still very difficult in Serie A. The head coach here is the head coach. Unlike the head coach in the Premier League who has the attributes of a manager and can participate in transfer work, basically the coaches in Serie A, even big-name coaches, will deal with player transfer issues.
I had a very unpleasant quarrel with the club.
Regardless of whether Moratti heard it or not, the headlines in Milan City the next day were: Moratti secretly met with Hall to discuss the transfer of Nedved/Zambrotta/...
